Review of Nine Dead (2010) by Tair B — 02 Apr 2010
This was an experience. The story is genuinely interesting. Yeah, it's a bit derivative of Saw in just the basic premise, but it goes beyond the torture-fest that franchise is known for. This is a dialog driven movie and I enjoyed it for that, though the acting was lackluster considering that.
The writing at times faltered, as well. Also, since the movie is done pretty much in real time I wish they'd have done no flashbacks rather than the few they did. Hell, they could have just done the whole movie in this one room and it still would have worked.
Also, the ending really sucks. It's 80 minutes of intrigue with 10 minutes completely sucking. Despite that, however, it's a good watch until then, watching these people slowly put together the pieces to the puzzle.
Even the revelation was worth it, I think. It's just the acting and the ending that really hurt it.
This review of Nine Dead (2010) was written by Tair B on 02 Apr 2010.
Nine Dead has generally received mixed reviews.
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